Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Keep Calm and Work Part-Time

I am the oldest child in my family. As the first born
child, I tend to be a self-starter, hard worker, and independent thinker. In my
professional life I was successful, in part, because of my first born traits.

When retirement time came, I was ready to step out of the
stressful hustle-bustle of my career and slow down a bit. However, I knew that I would want a part time
job after retirement- I couldn’t just stop everything and sit around the house
watching dust bunnies grow under my couch.

And now, that time has finally

come. And I love it! I’m much less stressed and I enjoy the work I do.
But you know what? It’s hard for me to control my “first born” instincts. I’m still
getting used to the idea of being a peon. Being a peon is not a bad deal.
Really. I do my job, I don’t have big decisions to make, therefore, I don’t have
any career responsibility stress.

Except sometimes, I don’t just do my job. I’ve made the mistake of “making an
executive decision,” when my job description is clearly not at that caliber. I’m
still learning where the line in the sand is. I’m a hard conscientious worker and
my employer appreciates that. Now if I can just mellow out and just do MY job.
Only.

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I'm Nadine. Wife, mother, grandmother. I've been a teacher for many moons. I love to read. I think, therefore I write. Couldn't stop myself from being any of these things, even if I wanted to-- and I don't want to.